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Jeff Imada Biography (1955-)

Born June 17, 1955, in Inglewood, CA.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Stunt performer, stunt coordinator, actor, cinematographer, director

Birth Details

June 17, 1955

Inglewood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Stunt Performer
• (Uncredited) Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
• Fire and Ice, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Breathless (also known as A bout de souffle Made in USA), Orion, 1983
• (As Jeffrey Imada) Rambo: First Blood Part II, TriStar, 1985
• Missing in Action 2--The Beginning, 1985
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985
• House (also known as House: Ding Dong, You're Dead), New World Pictures, 1986
• Gung Ho (also known as Working Class Man), 1986
• Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Warner Bros., 1986
• Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's BigTrouble in Little China), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• The Golden Child, Paramount, 1986
• Private Investigations, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
• Lethal Weapon, Warner Bros., 1987
• Steele Justice, Paramount, 1987
• The Presidio (also known as The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime), Paramount, 1988
• The Dead Pool, Warner Bros., 1988
• Gleaming the Cube (also known as A Brother's Justice and Skate or Die), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Who's Harry Crumb?, TriStar, 1989
• Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, Cannon Films, 1989
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Orion, 1989
• (As Jeffrey Imada) Road House, United Artists, 1989
• Tango & Cash, Warner Bros., 1989
• Dance to Win, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1989
• One Man Force, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1989
• Why Me?, Triumph Releasing Corp., 1990
• Tremors, MCA/Universal, 1990
• The Last of the Finest (also known as Blue Heat and Street Legal), Orion, 1990
• Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
• The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990
• Kindergarten Cop, Universal, 1990
• Vietnam, Texas, 1990
• Marked for Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Highlander II: The Quickening (also known as Highlander II: TheRenegade Version and Highlander-Le retour), Republic Entertainment, 1991
• The Perfect Weapon, Paramount, 1991
• Point Break, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• V. I. Warshawski, Buena Vista, 1991
• Showdown in Little Tokyo, Warner Bros., 1991
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991
• Kuffs, Universal, 1992
• Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992
• The Waterdance, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
• Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
• Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots! 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Robot Wars, 1993
• On Deadly Ground, Warner Bros., 1994
• Double Dragon, Gramercy, 1994
• The Puppet Masters (also known as Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters), Buena Vista, 1994
• In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In theMouth of Madness), New Line Cinema, 1995
• Village of the Damned (also known as John Carpenter's Village of the Damned), MCA/Universal, 1995
• Waterworld, MCA/Universal, 1995
• The Last Word (also known as Cosa Nostra: The Last Word), Trimark Pictures, 1995
• To the Limit, PM Entertainment Group, 1995
• Jade, Paramount, 1995
• Money Train, Columbia, 1995
• (Uncredited) Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
• One Tough Bastard (also known as North's War and One Man's Justice), Live Entertainment, 1995
• (As Jeffrey Imada) From Dusk Till Dawn, Dimension Films, 1996
• Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
• The Glimmer Man, 1996
• The Criminal Mind, Columbia TriStar, 1996
• Beverly Hills Ninja, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
• Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997
• Most Wanted, New Line Cinema, 1997
• The Replacement Killers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• U.S. Marshals, Warner Bros., 1998
• Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
• (Uncredited) Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998
• The Negotiator (also known as Verhandlungssache), Warner Bros., 1998
• Blade, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998
• The Siege, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998
• Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Partners (also known as Trust Nobody), First Look PicturesReleasing, 2000
• Gone in 60 Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000
• Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
• Rock Star, Warner Bros., 2001
• Film Stunt Coordinator
• Prince of Darkness (also known as John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness), Universal, 1987
• They Live (also known as John Carpenter's They Live and They Live!), MCA/Universal, 1988
• Hyper Space, 1989
• Death Warrant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1990
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man (also known as Les aventures d'un homme invisible), Warner Bros., 1992
• Rising Sun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Showdown, Imperial Entertainment, 1993
• The Crow, Miramax, 1994
• Double Dragon, Gramercy, 1994
• In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In theMouth of Madness), New Line Cinema, 1995
• Village of the Damned (also known as John Carpenter's Village of the Damned), MCA/Universal, 1995
• Mortal Kombat, New Line Cinema, 1995
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
• Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.), Paramount, 1996
• (Second unit) Dante's Peak, MCA/Universal, 1997
• L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997
• One Night Stand, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Vampires (also known as John Carpenter's Vampires and Vampire$), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• (Additional photography) Blade, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Crazy in Alabama, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's The Green Mile), Warner Bros., 1999
• Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys), Paramount, 2000
• Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
• Ghosts of Mars (also known as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars), Screen Gems, 2001
• The Time Machine, Warner Bros., 2002
• Serving Sara, Paramount, 2002
• 8 Mile, Universal, 2002
• Daredevil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
• Film Work
• Other
• Tae kwon do advisor, Dutch (also known as Driving Me Crazy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Fight coordinator, Rapid Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Second unit director, Double Dragon, Gramercy, 1994
• Second unit director, Village of the Damned (also known as JohnCarpenter's Village of the Damned), MCA/Universal, 1995
• Utility stunts, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
• Second unit director and "Ooze" fight, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Second unit director, Vampires (also known as John Carpenter'sVampires and Vampire$), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• (Uncredited) Fight choreographer and martial arts consultant, Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Utility stunts, Disney's The Kid, Buena Vista, 2000
• Cinematographer, Red Desert Nights: Making of "Ghosts of Mars," Columbia TriStar, 2001
• Film Appearances
• Wine steward, Nice Dreams (also known as Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams), Columbia, 1981
• Kung Fu fighter, Going Berserk, 1983
• Needles, Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China), 1986
• Japanese rider, Winners Take All, Embassy Entertainment, 1986
• Neighbor, Patty Hearst (also known as Patty), Atlantic, 1988
• Male ghoul, They Live (also known as John Carpenter's They Live and They Live!), 1988
• Matt Chang, Hyper Space, 1989
• Mr. Kim, Night of the Warrior, Trimark Pictures, 1991
• Hood #1, Leather Jackets, 1992
• Yakuza #3, Ulterior Motives, Imperial Entertainment, 1992
• Chinese gunman #2, Joshua Tree (also known as Army of One),Live Entertainment, 1993
• Eddie Sakamura's Yakuza, Rising Sun, 1993
• Braeden, The Crow, 1994
• Huey, Double Dragon (also known as Double Dragon: The Movie), Gramercy, 1994
• Saigon Shadow, Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter'sEscape from L.A.), 1996
• Thug, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), 1998
• Chow's bodyguard, Payback, Paramount, 1999
• Chinese delivery guy, Little Nicky, 2000
• Himself, Red Desert Nights: Making of "Ghosts of Mars," Columbia TriStar, 2001
• Television Stunt Coordinator
• Series
• Raven, 1992
• Spy Game, ABC, 1997
• Miniseries
• The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (also known as The Great Los Angeles Earthquake), NBC, 1990
• Television Stunt Performer
• Movies
• Curacao, Showtime, 1993
• Vanishing Son, syndicated, 1994
• Vanishing Son III, syndicated, 1994
• Vanishing Son IV, syndicated, 1994
• Marshal Law, Showtime, 1996
• Television Stunt Coordinator
• Movies
• Fever, HBO, 1991
• Kiss of a Killer, ABC, 1993
• Body Bags (also known as John Carpenter Presents Body Bags), Showtime, 1993
• Television Work
• Episodic
• Worked as second unit director, Spy Game, ABC.
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Sushi, Massarati and the Brain, 1982
• Triad lieutenant #2, Vanishing Son III, syndicated, 1994
• Miniseries
• Teacher, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (also knownas The Great Los Angeles Earthquake), 1990
• Dan Ho Trunh, Trial: The Price of Passion, NBC, 1992
• Pilots
• Zeiss man, K-9000, Fox, 1991
• Episodic
• "By the Sword," Gavilan, 1982
• Chef, "The Rock and the Hard Place," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983
• Ning, "China Doll," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983
• Bruce, "China Moon," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1988
• Mr. Yamagata, "The Spring Fling," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990
• "Wedding Bell Blues," Hardball, NBC, 1990
• Imada, "The Death of Sheila," Raven, 1992
• Also appeared as Quan Li, Hail to the Chief.
• WRITINGS
• Books
• The Balisong Manual, Know Now, 1984
• The Advanced Balisong Manual, Unique, 1986